What Are Vertical Debit Spreads? And Why Use Them? Besides answering these questions, this article will also help you understand why you should use a spread instead of a call or put. This article will ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting kicks off today. With bank stocks under the microscope, the Fed's two-day policy event-- and subsequent comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell -- has ...

Options are a type of derivative, meaning they “derive” their value from the securities they’re linked to. Options are also leveraged, meaning a smaller amount invested in them generates larger gains ...

The jade lizard options strategy, invented by the original Lizard Trader, is a risk-defined, bull put credit spread. Using a spread of options with different strike prices but the same expiration date ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...